Scotland & the Wider World

Podcasts

America & Canada

Dr Alexander Murdoch , ‘Scotland and America, c.1600-1800’
Professor Marjory Harper , ‘Scottish Migration and Mobility in a Canadian Context’
Mario Varricchio , Scottish Migration to North America, 1860-1940

Belgium

Dr Katherine Wilson , ‘Scots in Bruges in the Later Middle Ages’

Finland [& Russia]

Atina Nihtinen , James Keith and his governorship of the Ukraine and Finland, 1740-1743
Atina Nihtinen , Kenraalikuvernööri James Keith ja hänen hallintokautensa Ukrainassa ja Suomessa, 1740-1743 , Finnish

France

Siobhan Talbott , The End of the Auld Alliance? Franco-Scottish Relations, 1560-1713

Germany

Dr David Worthington , Scots in Habsburg Service, 1618 – 1648 [Updated]
Anja Grothe , The Wittstock Battlefield Project
Dr Kathrin Zickermann , Scots in Swedish Bremen
Dr Kathrin Zickermann , Schotten im schwedischen Herzogtum Bremen , German
Dr Peter Maxwell-Stuart , ‘The Devil in Edinburgh and Rottweil’
Dr Peter Maxwell-Stuart , ‘The Devil in Edinburgh and Rottweil’ , French
Dr Peter Maxwell-Stuart , ‘The Devil in Edinburgh and Rottweil’ , German
Dr Peter Maxwell-Stuart , ‘The Devil in Edinburgh and Rottweil’ , Latin

Ireland

Dr John Young , Scottish connections with Ulster in the 17th Century
Dr Patrick Fitzgerald , An Introduction to the Centre for Migration Studies at the Ulster-American Folk Park

Italy

Dr Marion Amblard , ‘The Scottish Painters’ Exile in Italy in the Eighteenth Century’
Dr Marion Amblard , L’exil des peintres Écossais en Italie au dix-huitième siècle , French
Dr Marion Amblard , L’esilio dei pittori Scozzesi in Italia nel diciottesimo secolo , Italian
Adam Marks , The Scots in the Italian peninsula in the 17th Century

The Netherlands [& Asia]

Dr Esther Mijers , Scottish Students in the Netherlands in the Early Modern Period
Dr Esther Mijers , Schotten & de WIC , Dutch
Dr Eila Williamson , The Log Book of John Anderson – Senior Navigator in the VOC 1640-1643
Dr Victor Enthoven , Thomas Cunningham of Veere

Poland, Prussia and Lithuania

Dr Peter P. Bajer , Scots and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: A short review of current research
Dr Peter P. Bajer , Szkoci a Rzeczpospolita: Zarys moich obecnych badañ , Polish
Professor Waldemar Kowalski , ‘The Great Immigration. Scots in Little Poland (Malopolska) in the sixteenth and first half of the seventeenth century.’
Professor Waldemar Kowalski , ‘Wielka Imigracja. Szkoci w Krakowie i Malopolsce w XVI – pierwszej polowie XVII wieku’ , Polish
Valdas Sedeika , Interactive presentation of Kėdainiai Scottish merchant living environment of the 17th century

Spain & England

Cynthia Fry , ‘An Invasion of England? An Unpublished Report, attributed to James VI, 1593’

Sweden

Atina Nihtinen , James Keith and his governorship of the Ukraine and Finland, 1740-1743
Atina Nihtinen , Kenraalikuvernööri James Keith ja hänen hallintokautensa Ukrainassa ja Suomessa, 1740-1743 , Finnish
Dr Alexia Grosjean , ‘The Riksråd Debates : Alexander Leslie, Sweden and the Bishops’ Wars, 1638-1640
Dr Alexia Grosjean , ‘The Riksråd Debates : Alexander Leslie, Sweden and the Bishops’ Wars, 1638-1640 , Swedish
Dr Kathrin Zickermann , Scots in Swedish Bremen
Dr Kathrin Zickermann , Schotten im schwedischen Herzogtum Bremen , German

Billy Kay

Billy Kay is an award winning writer and broadcaster who has explored the theme of Scotland and the Wider World in his radio documentaries over a period of thirty years and in his book The Scottish World. For the Researcher’s Night, we asked Billy to go into his extensive sound archive and select audio clips which reflect the Scottish experience abroad and the Scottish contribution to the diverse places they settled. For more information visit www.billykay.co.uk His current series on the Reformation, Scotland at Prayer is broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland at 11.30 on Mondays, 06.04 on Saturdays and is available for one week after broadcast on the BBC iPlayer.

Europe

From The Auldest Alliance
From The Complete Caledonian Imbiber
From Scots and Port
From To Noroway O’er the Faem
From Merchants, Pedlars, Mercenaries
From Fredome is a Noble Thing

The New World

From The Scotch South
From The Mystic Tie; Robert Burns & The History of Scottish Freemasonry
From Scotland’s Black History
From The Democratic Intellect
From Cheating Death: A History of Scottish Medicine
From Those Baneful Articles